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| Born | 25 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Karaman, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para Judo | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | J2 | ||||||||||||||
| Weight class | −48 kg | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Karaman GSK | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| JudoInside.com | 123028 | ||||||||||||||
| Updated on 7 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Cahide Eke (born 25 January 2000) is a Turkish visually impaired judoka (disability class B3) competing in the +48 kg division. She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France. [1]
Eke started performing para judo at the age of 15 when she met a judo coach during the opening ceremony of her high school. After two-month training, she took part at the Turkish Championships, and became winner. [2] She was then admitted to the national team.
She is a member of her local club Karaman GSK, [3] [4] and competes in the 48 kg J2 division. She has five Turkish champion titles. [2]
In April 2018, she competed in the -48 kg division at the IBSA Judo World Cup in Antalya, Turkey, and in September, at the IBSA Judo World Cup in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. She secured 5th place in both tournaments. [5] [6] In December, Eke made history as the first blind Turkish judoka to face sighted opponents in a local competition in 2018. [7] [8]
On May 13, 2019, she participated in the -52 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Baku, and placed 7th. [9] In September of the same year, she achieved 5th place in the -52 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix in Tashkent. [10]
In July 2019, she competed in the -52 kg event at the IBSA European Judo Championships in Genova, Italy, and took the fifth place. [2] [11]
In 2022, Eke competed in the -48 kg event at the IBSA World Championships in Baku, finishing in 5th place. [12] The following year, she took part in the same event at the IBSA World Championships in Birmingham, England, where she achieved 5th place once again. [13] In 2023, she also participated in the -48 kg event at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Baku, and placed 5th. [14]
In February 2024, she won the bronze medal at the IBSA Judo Grand Prix Germany in Heidelberg. [2] [15] For the Paralympics, she exercised at the Olympics Preparation Center in Kastamonu. [2] She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France, and won a bronze medal in the women's 48 kg J2 event. [1] [16]
Cahide Eke was born on 25 January 2000. [16] She lives in Karaman, Turkey. [8]
She is visual impaired at 90% visual acuity loss, almost blind, due to congenital albinism. [2]
